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ATHLETICS Fri 23 Oct 15:04
World marathon champion Jepchirchir
provisionally banned
Kenya's world marathon champion Peres
Jepchirchir has been provisionally
suspended after testing positive for
the banned blood booster EPO in a
sample taken before her Sydney
Marathon victory, the Athletics
Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.
The AIU added that the
out-of-competition sample collected
in Kenya returned an adverse
analytical finding for EPO
(erythropoietin), which boosts the
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